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i think harry reid said that doesn't even have 40 votes. so there's going do have to be a lot of distance that gets closed that i think is really immense. >> what about ammunition clips, limiting the amount of ammunition? is that going to to get a vote? >> i think yes the problem is probably not going to be whether or not these items get votes. the president was very forceful about that in the state of the union and i think the argument that he made is a difficult one for opponents of stricter gun laws to refuture. i believe most americans see this as a matter of yes let's have our senators and representatives vote this up or down. the problem of course is going to be whether it meets the threshhold for passage and i don't think that these items seem to have a whole lot of support in either house right now. >> immigration reform. this is from a conservative saying i'm not even going to talk about this other stuff until we confirm that the border is secure. >> right. that was one of the most fascinating parts i think of this whole interview
i think harry reid said that doesn't even have 40 votes. so there's going do have to be a lot of distance that gets closed that i think is really immense. >> what about ammunition clips, limiting the amount of ammunition? is that going to to get a vote? >> i think yes the problem is probably not going to be whether or not these items get votes. the president was very forceful about that in the state of the union and i think the argument that he made is a difficult one for opponents...
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harry reid says he wants to get the bill done before the july 4 recess. it is my understanding the way the bill came down the last go you actually voted against the final bill. i am curious why that was and why this bill is different. >> i did end up voting against theecause there were not limit on lower wage workers coming into our company that would supplant american jobs. there are many pieces to this. the ad job -- ira culture job -- agriculture jobs east of it is important. i want to congratulate senator feinstein for leading an effort that really brought farmworkers together and something they feel is fair and workable with a legal system. as you look at other parts of ie bill, one of the things compliment is that they have made sure there's not some kind of a loophole that would allow a company to bypass an american who needs a job and bring in somebody from outside the country just because they can pay them lower wages. i would not support this bill if it did not create a legal process and limit it in a way that undermines american workers. this n
harry reid says he wants to get the bill done before the july 4 recess. it is my understanding the way the bill came down the last go you actually voted against the final bill. i am curious why that was and why this bill is different. >> i did end up voting against theecause there were not limit on lower wage workers coming into our company that would supplant american jobs. there are many pieces to this. the ad job -- ira culture job -- agriculture jobs east of it is important. i want to...
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last night, harry reid said he will move a bill of universal background checks. you were part of a coalition that was discussing whether or not this was feasible. there is a poll this morning that the 85% of gun owners support this. you are an nra member. it seems like you have not signed onto to this bill. you must have grave concerns if the american public overwhelmingly supports. what are your concerns? >> almost every member of the senate does it -- how you do it is important. presently, the way it is designed or where we fell apart was on the record-keeping side of it. if you take that same poll among those same people, or if i percent absolutely do not want any record-keeping because they do not trust the government -- want anyutely do not record-keeping because they do not trust the government. i do not know a republican that does not want to enhance a universal background check. how do you do that and protect the second amendment at the same time is very important. , very close and the gun groups did not like the fact that if you actually follow the law,
last night, harry reid said he will move a bill of universal background checks. you were part of a coalition that was discussing whether or not this was feasible. there is a poll this morning that the 85% of gun owners support this. you are an nra member. it seems like you have not signed onto to this bill. you must have grave concerns if the american public overwhelmingly supports. what are your concerns? >> almost every member of the senate does it -- how you do it is important....
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so again, i hope the president and senator harry reid will be reasonable about this. but that is why we have a debt ceiling vote, to correct where we are. >> you know, the real question here, as you suggested yourself, is not spending on things like the alabama watermelon queen, but entitlements. you have suggested that the president put a few things on the table in his own budget this year that start dealing with these entitlements. is there a reasonable chance that conversation will get underway in the next few weeks? is there a trade-off to be made here where you give the democrats a little bit on spending items they care about, and in return they give you some of the things the president himself has already offered on an tiedemann spending? >> i suppose, having been a member of congress i continue to have high hopes. i have lower expectations. there is something to negotiate here. when i was on the supercommittee, tax increases are anathema to me as a republican and conservative. i believe they are harmful to the economy. i would be willing to give up something if
so again, i hope the president and senator harry reid will be reasonable about this. but that is why we have a debt ceiling vote, to correct where we are. >> you know, the real question here, as you suggested yourself, is not spending on things like the alabama watermelon queen, but entitlements. you have suggested that the president put a few things on the table in his own budget this year that start dealing with these entitlements. is there a reasonable chance that conversation will get...
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harry reid -- >> he guaranteed a vote. >> bless his heart. i do not know if there will be a procedural matter. is a motion to proceed, which is what is called, that may be the vote. >> you spoke of your influence. talk what will likely be voted on the store. how much influence you can you have in washington compared to the nra? do you think you're gaining ground as more influential? >> i do not have a way to measure that. we're happy to work with the senators that are taking the lead on this. we're very pleased that these were people that we had backed heavily. we've made the right decision during the campaign. many oppose candidates who were from the republican establishment. we are looking for people that are not afraid to go and challenge the establishment. this filibuster probably is .oing that in the senate at the same kind of thing seems to be happening. we are getting what we hoped. we are delighted that we identify them in time to help them and their campaigns. these are people that are operation on their convictions. >> these are? on
harry reid -- >> he guaranteed a vote. >> bless his heart. i do not know if there will be a procedural matter. is a motion to proceed, which is what is called, that may be the vote. >> you spoke of your influence. talk what will likely be voted on the store. how much influence you can you have in washington compared to the nra? do you think you're gaining ground as more influential? >> i do not have a way to measure that. we're happy to work with the senators that are...
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senate, john mccain and harry reid. they were reacting to the republican plan at the time. since then, that plan has changed and stalled on the house side will stop the house -- side. the plan would reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling through february 7. no subsidy would be provided for members of congress and the staff. an additional amendment that we will tell you about in a moment. meanwhile, much of the action has been to focus on the senate plan, the senate deal. that would extend the debt limit through february 7, but they would reopen the government through january 15. anybody using health care subsidies would need to have income verification. they would work out a longer- term budget deal. someone tweeting that the deal is essentially done. it just needs to finalize the legislative language. about the amendment which would eliminate health subsidies for members of congress, here is a comment. president obama threatening a veto over the measure will stop he told -- measure. -- bill is slated to be considered on tuesday night. that would require the pres
senate, john mccain and harry reid. they were reacting to the republican plan at the time. since then, that plan has changed and stalled on the house side will stop the house -- side. the plan would reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling through february 7. no subsidy would be provided for members of congress and the staff. an additional amendment that we will tell you about in a moment. meanwhile, much of the action has been to focus on the senate plan, the senate deal. that would...
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what about senator harry reid? >> the unity between harry reid and obama -- they had never been closer. has been his soldier on capitol hill. that dynamic is going to remain. they present an unbelievably unified front. you see that cracking a little bit. we will have to see what republicans choose to do. >> preview for us this coming week. >> we will hear from secretary kathleen sebelius. a lot of republicans want to know did she know how serious the problems were. if she didn't, why didn't she? this is going to be a key moment for her. also, what we heard the contractors say -- they are not sure if, under their contract, they can give congress all the information they are requesting. she will answer for that. are alsond means having hearings on the affordable care act. thank you both for being on "newsmakers." we appreciate your time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> later today, c-span's profiles of two lawmakers to west virginia s
what about senator harry reid? >> the unity between harry reid and obama -- they had never been closer. has been his soldier on capitol hill. that dynamic is going to remain. they present an unbelievably unified front. you see that cracking a little bit. we will have to see what republicans choose to do. >> preview for us this coming week. >> we will hear from secretary kathleen sebelius. a lot of republicans want to know did she know how serious the problems were. if she...
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the first, of course, is our leader, harry reid. he stood so farm from the beginning with his resolve that firmuld not doubt -- so from the beginning that we cannot bow to the tactics. he never buckled. he never flinched. he never doubted. he gave strength to the rest of us and the whole caucus was united behind him. second, i would like to praise .he president every time we dealt with him, from the beginning, realizing that the kind of tactics used by the other side and permitted to be used by the other side would be used again and again and again. finally, my hat goes off to senator mcconnell. is in a very difficult situation politically. once he saw that speaker boehner in the house were tied in a total not, he knew he had the obligation to step up even if it might hurt him in his campaign. i respect that. i think everyone of my democratic colleagues respect that. if there is a silver line in this cloud, it is that the politics, the reckless politics has reached its peak. that is what we hope and that is what i believe. it was sh
the first, of course, is our leader, harry reid. he stood so farm from the beginning with his resolve that firmuld not doubt -- so from the beginning that we cannot bow to the tactics. he never buckled. he never flinched. he never doubted. he gave strength to the rest of us and the whole caucus was united behind him. second, i would like to praise .he president every time we dealt with him, from the beginning, realizing that the kind of tactics used by the other side and permitted to be used by...
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we heard from mitch mcconnell and harry reid. if you look back and the rate of approval in terms of nominees comparing to the george w bush administration, what does it look like? >> president obama's nominees have seen a wait time of around 140 days. under george w. bush, those same nominees saw a wait time about a quarter of that amount. for district nominees, they have waited around 100 days. three times the wait time of george w. bush's nominees. you have seen significantly longer wait time from court approval. the difference was the senate democrats had it different strategy mixing the process up. they would try to hurt the nominee's chances before they even got to committee. when harry reid went on to the floor in the midst of this nuclear debate, they talked about how half of the cloture motions have come under president obama's term. which is a startling statistic. i think from 1917 through 1960, only 4 cloture motions were ever invoked the past 13 years. were ever invoked. the past 13 years, the number is 280. >> these n
we heard from mitch mcconnell and harry reid. if you look back and the rate of approval in terms of nominees comparing to the george w bush administration, what does it look like? >> president obama's nominees have seen a wait time of around 140 days. under george w. bush, those same nominees saw a wait time about a quarter of that amount. for district nominees, they have waited around 100 days. three times the wait time of george w. bush's nominees. you have seen significantly longer...
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we've got seven nominations right now that senate majority leader harry reid filed cloture on. we have richard cordray to be director of the consumer of financial protection, richard griffin to be in the nlrb, sharon bloch, mark gaston, nlrb, thomas perxz, secretary and of labor. these nominees for the national labor relations board are very controversial. after the court ruled that obama recess appointments of three members or invalid richard cordray was also part of a recess appointment that was not subject to a lawsuit and the supreme court will decide nlrb cases. this action would probably take these actions out of the court and that is in the interest of this administration not to have the embarrassment of the supreme court if they came out with a decision contrary. i don't know how this will play after a i would love to hear by other members of the panel how this will happen to understand specifically how the nuclear option would even come into play. what happens on tuesday morning if there is no agreement how does it play out? is the threshold merely lowered from 60 to 5
we've got seven nominations right now that senate majority leader harry reid filed cloture on. we have richard cordray to be director of the consumer of financial protection, richard griffin to be in the nlrb, sharon bloch, mark gaston, nlrb, thomas perxz, secretary and of labor. these nominees for the national labor relations board are very controversial. after the court ruled that obama recess appointments of three members or invalid richard cordray was also part of a recess appointment that...
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leading harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. there are no nt, words that can possibly ease the of the rampage and deaths involving a who were n beings killed yesterday at the naval yard. small comfort that institution of the united states senate and the whole nation mourn alongside them. is no nowledge there explanation for the violence that occurred yesterday. thoughts are with those who of thefering as a result loss of their loved ones and those people who are recovering from their wounds and some of them are very serious, speedy recovery. we have 16,000 military and employees who work in the navy yard complex as well as family members were affected by this tragedy. days ago and the officer preceding was on that we as n also, when members of congress marked the september 11, steps ofing a ceremony the capitol. life e the worst lost of in the capitol region since the attacks. >> last week's significant anniversary and yesterday's violence are a reminder that life is fragile and precious. of the debt we owe or those who protect
leading harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. there are no nt, words that can possibly ease the of the rampage and deaths involving a who were n beings killed yesterday at the naval yard. small comfort that institution of the united states senate and the whole nation mourn alongside them. is no nowledge there explanation for the violence that occurred yesterday. thoughts are with those who of thefering as a result loss of their loved ones and those people who are recovering from their...
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harry reid said he would not seek a vote. right now, the issue is appearing dead. that may allow the white house to introduce my executive actions if republicans on the hill will not cooperate. >> in terms of the administration, what will we see? >> i'm not quite sure. they did introduce the 100 million dollars for additional mental health services this week but it is too far to tell what they will bring up in the next few months. >> rebecca shabad, thehill.com and on twitter. thanks for being with us on c- span's "year in review." >> on the next "washington journal" market ginsberg looks of foreign-policy challenges in the year ahead. mocker -- gould er discusses political stories of 2014. then international stories on fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. plus your e-mails and tweets. >> it is on fire. it will be extremely fast. this of the five or 10 years. there.k is life into 45an slices. to what i think we should be doing is entering these and have them at the same time. we should play. we should learn. the world moves so fast. really have to
harry reid said he would not seek a vote. right now, the issue is appearing dead. that may allow the white house to introduce my executive actions if republicans on the hill will not cooperate. >> in terms of the administration, what will we see? >> i'm not quite sure. they did introduce the 100 million dollars for additional mental health services this week but it is too far to tell what they will bring up in the next few months. >> rebecca shabad, thehill.com and on twitter....
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senator harry reid -- better. senator harry reid needs a sharp improvement. the senate would be better off with another person leading, someone that would be predisposed and desires to enter into meaningful negotiation with the house. host: run in chicago on our line for independents. caller: good morning, mr. representative. i saw your list and i have a list of my own i would like to give to you. guest: ok. caller: i think my list could help. guest: i appreciate that. caller: number one, let's remove the cap on social security. he moved the cap, and social security will be funded for the rest of our lives. bush tax cuts.e i bet we will not see millionaires standing in food lines. you are against the affordable care act. let's have universal health care for everybody, you, me, veterans, retirees, everybody. it is the cheapest way to go, the most beneficial way to go. four, we need to put people back pass allwhy don't we of the president's jobs bills that he put -- that put people back to work? let's repair our country. let's repair our infrastructure. you kno
senator harry reid -- better. senator harry reid needs a sharp improvement. the senate would be better off with another person leading, someone that would be predisposed and desires to enter into meaningful negotiation with the house. host: run in chicago on our line for independents. caller: good morning, mr. representative. i saw your list and i have a list of my own i would like to give to you. guest: ok. caller: i think my list could help. guest: i appreciate that. caller: number one, let's...
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what will happen next week when senate majority leader harry reid brings up circuit court nominees? will republicans move to block those? >> yes, we are going to because you don't need any more judges on that court. it has the lowest casework of any of the circuits. half of what the average cases of the others. with six or eight senior judges, it adds up to about 3.25 other judges so they have about 11.5. >> many of the senior judges were appointed by republican presidents and there are three vacant seats. they say it's their responsibility to try to fill those vacancies. do you think this will end up in a fight that could result in a real change in the senate or is a negotiated resolution more likely? >> we have had negotiated resolutions and that amounts to the republicans letting the democrats get everything they want and it means advise and consent and the 60 vote supermajority meaning nothing. what we should do is let them go ahead and carry it out and we will have a level playing field for history. remember, what they are complaining about republicans doing now, the they did a
what will happen next week when senate majority leader harry reid brings up circuit court nominees? will republicans move to block those? >> yes, we are going to because you don't need any more judges on that court. it has the lowest casework of any of the circuits. half of what the average cases of the others. with six or eight senior judges, it adds up to about 3.25 other judges so they have about 11.5. >> many of the senior judges were appointed by republican presidents and there...
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harry reid filed cloture to proceed on monday with a vote on wednesday. it's expected majority leader reid will offer an amendment to strip out the part of the bill defunding the health care law. president obama is in new york city as he attends the general assembly. monday the president hosted a roundtable on supporting civil society around the world. these are marks are 10 minutes. -- these remarks are 10 minutes. >> thank you very much, everybody, for joining us here today. and i want to offer a few brief remarks in terms of the purpose of this meeting. we've got a wonderful panel here and some extraordinary representatives -- both heads of states, members of civil society, people who have been working on these issues for a very long time. the focus today is on civil society, because it's my strong belief that the strength and success of all countries and all regions depends in part on protecting and supporting civil society. i want to thank deputy secretary general eliasson. i want to thank my good friend president elbegdorj of mongolia, representing
harry reid filed cloture to proceed on monday with a vote on wednesday. it's expected majority leader reid will offer an amendment to strip out the part of the bill defunding the health care law. president obama is in new york city as he attends the general assembly. monday the president hosted a roundtable on supporting civil society around the world. these are marks are 10 minutes. -- these remarks are 10 minutes. >> thank you very much, everybody, for joining us here today. and i want...
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we heard from mitch mcconnell and harry reid. back and the rate of approval in terms of nominees comparing to the george w bush administration, what does it look like gecko >> president obama's nominees have seen a wait time of around 140 days. under george w. bush, those same nominees saw a wait time about a quarter of that amount. nominees, they have waited around 100 days. times the weight time of george w. bush's nominees. you have seen significantly longer wait time from court approval. the difference was the senate democrats had it different strategy mixing the process up. they would try to hurt the nominee's chances before they even got to committee. reid went on to the this in the midst of nuclear debate, they talked about how half of the cloture motions have come under president obama's term. which is a startling statistic. think only for cloture motions were ever invoked the past 13 years. were on theinees floor and they had to bring this to a vote? >> right. they nominated what they thought would be the best candidate
we heard from mitch mcconnell and harry reid. back and the rate of approval in terms of nominees comparing to the george w bush administration, what does it look like gecko >> president obama's nominees have seen a wait time of around 140 days. under george w. bush, those same nominees saw a wait time about a quarter of that amount. nominees, they have waited around 100 days. times the weight time of george w. bush's nominees. you have seen significantly longer wait time from court...
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therefore maybe harry reid should sit down with speaker boehner. maybe the president of the united states can interrupt his negotiations with the iranians and come talk to the americans, i.e., republican americans. i think it would be a good thing. this again, mr. speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the harry reid democrats to keep the government open but i want to say this also say this.nds on i want to let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976 and some might say, that's when we had split government. in 1977 -- could i have another minute? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kingston: in 1977, 9 government shut down three separate times. and the democrats controlled the house, the democrats controlled the senate and there was a democrat in the white house. indeed, over the history of the last 25 years, there have been a number of government shutdowns. until the senate, the house and the white house sat down and negotiated. and that's all we're saying tonight. is you know what? we understan
therefore maybe harry reid should sit down with speaker boehner. maybe the president of the united states can interrupt his negotiations with the iranians and come talk to the americans, i.e., republican americans. i think it would be a good thing. this again, mr. speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the harry reid democrats to keep the government open but i want to say this also say this.nds on i want to let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976 and some might say, that's...
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harry reid has lied. how do we deal with these people? truth and't see the you are just a straightfaced , it is going to take our country down. you can see with the health-care bill. it is a joke. take care. me ask you let before you go. there's a poll out on trust in government. it came out from gallup yesterday. the options were just about always/most of the time, only some of the time/never. i don't think obama is going to do anything. i think that's how he is. he is the downfall for our country. he is a liar. he has lied to the american people. if he can't find that, that he is a liar, then you don't understand life. that poll from gallup noting that 81% of folks answered that they feel like they can trust government only , justf the time and never 19% saying they can trust the government always or some of the time to do what is right. is up next from madison, virginia on our line for independents. caller: kudos to you and your colleagues for doing live television that serves the nation's purposes. the more conservative point of view
harry reid has lied. how do we deal with these people? truth and't see the you are just a straightfaced , it is going to take our country down. you can see with the health-care bill. it is a joke. take care. me ask you let before you go. there's a poll out on trust in government. it came out from gallup yesterday. the options were just about always/most of the time, only some of the time/never. i don't think obama is going to do anything. i think that's how he is. he is the downfall for our...
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i went in and asked harry reid i could borrow his phone. do you think the nsa is surprised to see harry reid and a republican gathering in south carolina? [laughter] i get a lot of my news from jimmy kimmel, and he said the president the other day was at a middle school. he was offering something for free, which he usually does, free high speed internet. and it was kind of an awkward moment, because a kid walked up and said, "why, so you can read my e-mail faster?" [laughter] there was a little girl that wanted $100 and she said she would do good things with it. she wrote a letter to god asking for $100. the postmaster thought that was kind of neat, but where do i he mailed to the president, and the president said that is cute. and the president said to send her $5. and your parents said to always write a thank you. and she said, dear god, thank you for $5. but next time, do not send it through washington, they stole $95. and another one, a guy walks up to a woman on the street and says, pardon me, ma'am, do you know that the president has
i went in and asked harry reid i could borrow his phone. do you think the nsa is surprised to see harry reid and a republican gathering in south carolina? [laughter] i get a lot of my news from jimmy kimmel, and he said the president the other day was at a middle school. he was offering something for free, which he usually does, free high speed internet. and it was kind of an awkward moment, because a kid walked up and said, "why, so you can read my e-mail faster?" [laughter] there...
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. >> in a news briefing, senate majority harry reid called on house speaker john boehner two and the shutdown by bringing up a spending bill for a vote. he also looks ahead to the race of the federal debt ceiling. this is a half-hour. >> we have a very simple message today for speaker banner. let the house stop those irresponsible record gains and react to the government. he single-handedly is keeping the government shut. some recent stories have even suggested that the speaker is keeping the government shutdown because experience. if that is true, i'm sorry if i hurt your feelings. but we shouldn't take it out on hundreds of thousands of americans who are out of work. they are really suffering. i can only imagine what leaders around the world must think. i met yesterday -- very briefly i had to go to the white house to spend time with the greek prime minister. i had talked to him on the phone before. i was kind of embarrassed. the greek government is having a lot of problems and going on about our problems? we shouldn't be a dysfunctional government. there is no reason to be other t
. >> in a news briefing, senate majority harry reid called on house speaker john boehner two and the shutdown by bringing up a spending bill for a vote. he also looks ahead to the race of the federal debt ceiling. this is a half-hour. >> we have a very simple message today for speaker banner. let the house stop those irresponsible record gains and react to the government. he single-handedly is keeping the government shut. some recent stories have even suggested that the speaker is...
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i don't imagine that harry reid will let it reach the pilot his desk. i think it is important for the people to know that a partial list of bipartisan budget negotiations since 2010 -- there have been commissions that people forget. the cantor-biden talks, the obama-boehner debt ceiling negotiations, the gang of six talks, the supercommittee, the obama fiscal cliff stalks. every one of them went nowhere. had we done it at that time, it would have made sense. have we done what the senator wanted to do with his people -- there are things in there i would not have agreed upon but that might not us at a better position today. all i would say is -- this will be my final question. what happens if and when this commission if it were -- a working group, excuse me, if is working group fails and the next cr and debt ceiling increase needs to be passed? what happens then? >> i thank the gentleman for his question. the answer is that i believe what we are trying to do is come up with an idea to empower members as opposed to leadership that we have been doing. i thi
i don't imagine that harry reid will let it reach the pilot his desk. i think it is important for the people to know that a partial list of bipartisan budget negotiations since 2010 -- there have been commissions that people forget. the cantor-biden talks, the obama-boehner debt ceiling negotiations, the gang of six talks, the supercommittee, the obama fiscal cliff stalks. every one of them went nowhere. had we done it at that time, it would have made sense. have we done what the senator wanted...
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discussion is underway between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. part of the senate plan being reported is the establishment of this committee to work out budget issues. assuming some sort of senate land passes, what would that entail? >> the house has talked about this before and the senate, as well. from each members party in each chamber to meet plan, a about a larger larger and longer-term budget ton which included changes entitlement programs, scanning reductions, addressing sequester cuts established into law earlier and another round of which goes into effect beginning in the middle of january. the -- those are things we knewd discussion on but the deadline on continuing resolutions had artie passed and the deadlines and the debt ceiling was coming up quickly and that was not -- not enough time to get the deal they wanted. >> caitlin covers capitol hill and politics for realclear politics takes.com. realclearpolitics.com. we will open up our phone line. as we review some of the events today related to the government shutdown and the efforts
discussion is underway between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. part of the senate plan being reported is the establishment of this committee to work out budget issues. assuming some sort of senate land passes, what would that entail? >> the house has talked about this before and the senate, as well. from each members party in each chamber to meet plan, a about a larger larger and longer-term budget ton which included changes entitlement programs, scanning reductions, addressing sequester...
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thank you to harry reid, who has been an unshakable champion for this cause. i have been with him over these past months and years, and not only is his mind, but his heart is in this cause. thank you most importantly to the families of newtown in the community, who have relived their grief, that unspeakable sadness, and made this calls it their mission. -- made this cause their mission. they have come here and demonstrated through the power of the courage and strength what it means to speak truth to power. i just want to urge all my colleagues in congress, and most especially in the senate, to please agree to meet with the newtown families. some of them have closed their doors or turn their backs. listening to them today in this forum, how could they refuse to hear out and meet with the newtown families and community? i urge them to do so. >> the december 14 tragedy transformed america. it put us on an unstoppable trajectory toward gun violence prevention. there is a lot of talk these days about losing momentum, diminishing passion. we are here to say the mome
thank you to harry reid, who has been an unshakable champion for this cause. i have been with him over these past months and years, and not only is his mind, but his heart is in this cause. thank you most importantly to the families of newtown in the community, who have relived their grief, that unspeakable sadness, and made this calls it their mission. -- made this cause their mission. they have come here and demonstrated through the power of the courage and strength what it means to speak...
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"yesterday harry reid promised to move a gunboat to the floor, but it is unclear which one. it depends on if democrats can strike a deal on background checks, otherwise there is a less strict bill that includes some type of background checks and increased penalties for gun trafficking with increased sick -- increased school security. the senator has said he would require a 60 vote margin for the bill." this headline, "a new gop voice in the gun talks," pat to me from pennsylvania, "who spent most of his last few years focusing on fiscal issues, but is now in discussions on fiscal issues and expanding background checks on gun purchases just as ."her talks appear to fizzle more details on that inside "the wall street journal." susan, good morning. caller: how are you doing? host: fine, thank you. caller: we are barely out of iraq, ramping up in north korea. at this time it is time for new taxes. they need to be based on wealth. this will allow us to drop the taxes on corporations. host: ok. caller: thank you. host: thank you for the call. joe, highland park, new york. independ
"yesterday harry reid promised to move a gunboat to the floor, but it is unclear which one. it depends on if democrats can strike a deal on background checks, otherwise there is a less strict bill that includes some type of background checks and increased penalties for gun trafficking with increased sick -- increased school security. the senator has said he would require a 60 vote margin for the bill." this headline, "a new gop voice in the gun talks," pat to me from...
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they call on harry reid. it leaves a signal that they are eager to be done with this. >> this is an effort that was organized by the house. the house is enacted. the senate leadership in the house and the leadership as well as the president needs to act. we've heard from the president, we've heard from the senate democrats that they think it should be a clean cr and a clean debt ceiling. you know, that is taking the easy way out. and that's the foolishness that got us into the place and has frustrated the american people that they see status quo coming out of washington, d.c. and we're here to say -- we're here to -- >> excuse me -- >> he was elected by the american people. >> ma'am. ma'am -- >> reporters. >> sit down. >> if i may, if i may. is. >> i was elected. i represent -- >> you have individual constituencies and -- >> we are representing the people that we all work with. >> what are the option s? >> we're waiting for the senate to act. >> they need to have the debate in the senate. the unaffordable law
they call on harry reid. it leaves a signal that they are eager to be done with this. >> this is an effort that was organized by the house. the house is enacted. the senate leadership in the house and the leadership as well as the president needs to act. we've heard from the president, we've heard from the senate democrats that they think it should be a clean cr and a clean debt ceiling. you know, that is taking the easy way out. and that's the foolishness that got us into the place and...
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not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got nothing done in the congress, and if harry reid was a true leader of the american people in which they voted for obama, they voted for the democrats in the senate, he would have done this two years ago. he was just using this as a fear tactic. he does not host: have the courage to do it. host:-- he does not have the courage to do it. host: thank you. a few more headlines this morning -- host: more headlines -- host: one more headline -- host: we will be talking about the affordable health care act later in the show. minutethis is a 50- meeting in the
not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got...
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this is a quote from harry reid. he is one of the people who has meant so much to me, reid said of john kerry. you say that he tells lots of people how much he loves them. >> he does. harry reid is a politician. he's been described as ruthless, but he's very effective. what was interesting to me was not so much his cynicism, but how oddly honest he is. you just read an example of him appearing to be dishonest. the 90 became majority leader in 2006, he was with schumer and they were watching the -- night he became the majority leader in 2006, he was with schumer and they were watching. he called everyone who won. he would punctuate every sentence with some variation, i love you. i love you, hillary. whoever won that night. he looked at me and said, they need to hear that. what he meant was, their politicians. it wasn't so much as a wink. it was a matter of fact, harry reid statement. even though him telling john ke loves them on the floor of the senate on the day that john kerry announced he was not running for presid
this is a quote from harry reid. he is one of the people who has meant so much to me, reid said of john kerry. you say that he tells lots of people how much he loves them. >> he does. harry reid is a politician. he's been described as ruthless, but he's very effective. what was interesting to me was not so much his cynicism, but how oddly honest he is. you just read an example of him appearing to be dishonest. the 90 became majority leader in 2006, he was with schumer and they were...
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>> senator harry reid deftly want to try to get those done as soon as possible. they are both coming up next week, and we could see some action on them soon after they come out of committee. has threatened to put a hold on janet yellen's nomination in order to get a has on the audit that he been pushing for a while. and jeh johnson, some republicans have raised concerns about his qualifications. >> on the house floor, members are excited to take up a bill involving changes to the federal health care law again. tell us some of the details of the legislation. >> the law authorizes insurance companies to continue to offer plans that would have been canceled under the new standards of obamacare. said thatasically has people could keep their plans if they liked them. of people have got notices that their plans have been canceled. the idea is to try to score some clinical points on that, but also a big debate going on in congress about -- some political points on that, but also a big on thosein congress relations. considering a few more judicial nominations. what else
>> senator harry reid deftly want to try to get those done as soon as possible. they are both coming up next week, and we could see some action on them soon after they come out of committee. has threatened to put a hold on janet yellen's nomination in order to get a has on the audit that he been pushing for a while. and jeh johnson, some republicans have raised concerns about his qualifications. >> on the house floor, members are excited to take up a bill involving changes to the...
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senator harry reid said that back in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch and there will be no gallery where the public can see what is going on in the debate. by the way, then senator obama said that if the senate broke the rules to change the rules "the fighting, the bitterness, and the gridlock would only get worse." unlike many of the president's other announcements, he certainly is correct about this one. i also want to give you quotes from another couple of people. senator bill nelson from florida said "we must encourage compromise not to change the rules in the middle of the game bordering on abuse of power. surely, the senator can rise above these partisan politics and come together for the sake of the nation." another senator, tim johnson, democrat of south dakota pointed ou
senator harry reid said that back in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch and there will be no gallery where the public can see what is going on in the debate. by the way, then senator obama said that if the senate broke the rules to change the rules...
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senator harry reid said that back in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch and there will be no gallery where the public can see what is going on in the debate. by the way, then senator obama said that if the senate broke the rules to change the rules "the fighting, the bitterness, and the gridlock would only get worse." unlike many of the president's other announcements, he certainly is correct about this one. i also want to give you quotes from another couple of people. senator bill nelson from florida said "we must encourage compromise not to change the rules in the middle of the game bordering on abuse of power. surely, the senator can rise above these partisan politics and come together for the sake of the nation." another senator, tim johnson, democrat of south dakota pointed ou
senator harry reid said that back in 2005. he is now scheduled to do his unamerican act for a vote on monday in the old senate chamber and then a vote on tuesday. why is there a debate about this in the old senate chamber? the old senate chamber does not have television coverage. c-span viewers will not be able to watch and there will be no gallery where the public can see what is going on in the debate. by the way, then senator obama said that if the senate broke the rules to change the rules...
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harry reid, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell, and john boehner. they are going to discuss the sequester, but there really is no chance of averting it before the end of march. there does not appear to be any sort of vehicle to get a sequester replacement moving. host: some of the papers talk about this discussion also on what to do to avoid a complete shutdown of the government's. guest: the next deadline is march 27. that is when the government funding runs out, so congress leader has to pass a continuing resolution or an omnibus spending bill. the continuing resolution would be a stopgap measure where is the omnibus would give lawmakers some flexibility to change around the accounts. the house republicans will be republicansa cr perhaps with some special considerations for defense and veterans affairs at, whereas the senate democrats will be moving an omnibus, so they have not been able to pass appropriations bills in a long while. they see this as their opportunity to do that. host: in the papers today there was a quotation from mitch mcconnell
harry reid, nancy pelosi, mitch mcconnell, and john boehner. they are going to discuss the sequester, but there really is no chance of averting it before the end of march. there does not appear to be any sort of vehicle to get a sequester replacement moving. host: some of the papers talk about this discussion also on what to do to avoid a complete shutdown of the government's. guest: the next deadline is march 27. that is when the government funding runs out, so congress leader has to pass a...
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he walked away from that agreement that he had with senate majority leader harry reid. that is why we have this government shutdown. democratsid and accepted the republican proposal to extend operations of government. it was republicans who could not take yes for an answer and walked away from their own negotiated agreement. when john boehner walks away from what he was willing to do, he negotiated this. a was willing to impose partisan rule to dictate what will happen in the house of representatives. you could see the level of dysfunction we have in the house of representatives. we could talk to our republican colleagues. we can does walk away from those negotiations. i'm not sure had to say this, the dishonesty of it, to not accept what you have offered when it has been accepted, he will not negotiate with folks. boehner will sit there and reach an agreement and then walk away from it and say you cannot put it up for a vote because of a partisan rule i determined you cannot put up for vote, it is tough to make any progress. to says an overstatement there was a formal
he walked away from that agreement that he had with senate majority leader harry reid. that is why we have this government shutdown. democratsid and accepted the republican proposal to extend operations of government. it was republicans who could not take yes for an answer and walked away from their own negotiated agreement. when john boehner walks away from what he was willing to do, he negotiated this. a was willing to impose partisan rule to dictate what will happen in the house of...
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speaker, leader harry reid, leader nancy pelosi, distinguished guests, honorees, guests and families, we are very proud of you, and i'm very proud to be included today. here during native american heritage month, i have the great privilege of representing the finest military in the world in recognizing the hundreds of native americans who have worn the cloth of our nation in the distinctive way that we celebrate today, and in such a courageous way defending a country that did not always keep its word to their ancestors. [applause] the 33 tribes and 216 individuals we recognize today represent native warriors that leverage their native tongue to defend our nation through an unbreakable code, patriots that possessed a unique capability and willingness to give of their special talent and their lives. as richard west, founding director of the national museum f the american indian so eloquently captured it, language is central to cultural identity. it is the code containing the subtleties and secrets of cultural life. as it turns out, the clever usage of our nations original, unique, and s
speaker, leader harry reid, leader nancy pelosi, distinguished guests, honorees, guests and families, we are very proud of you, and i'm very proud to be included today. here during native american heritage month, i have the great privilege of representing the finest military in the world in recognizing the hundreds of native americans who have worn the cloth of our nation in the distinctive way that we celebrate today, and in such a courageous way defending a country that did not always keep...
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harry reid expects the bill to be finished sometime next week. we have a facebook question related to immigration -- what are your priorities for immigration reform? here are some of what you had to say. jennifer rosenberg said kill the program entirely. where flooding in and million and giving them our jobs. and jim says strict implementation of the verify for aery employer and employee, system such as this is needed. waiting for the senate's committee hearing on the s.endment while we wait, today's weekly briefing with nancy pelosi, from earlier today. >> good afternoon. i heard you wanted to hear about our dinner the president last night. anybody interested in that no, just move on then. [indiscernible] last night we had dinner with the president. the democratic leaders. it was a very productive leader in terms of discussion. we talk about jobs, jobs, and more jobs, innovation springing from our own manufacturing in the u.s. mr. or your has taken a lead on making it in america, and that is what we talked about as well. making it in america age
harry reid expects the bill to be finished sometime next week. we have a facebook question related to immigration -- what are your priorities for immigration reform? here are some of what you had to say. jennifer rosenberg said kill the program entirely. where flooding in and million and giving them our jobs. and jim says strict implementation of the verify for aery employer and employee, system such as this is needed. waiting for the senate's committee hearing on the s.endment while we wait,...
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harry reid said it would be foolish for his party and then does the senate to produce a budget. we disagree. with more than $16 trillion in debt, we believe is foolish not to have a budget. in the house, and it will again meet our legal obligations to pass the budget on time. our budget will moderate spending, pay our bills, and keep the government running. it will be planned to slowly but surely, what our nation out of debt, deficit, and declined garrett on your behalf, we will insist the democrats who run the rest of washington to the same. this debate is often argued in numbers and figures but it is really about and families like yours that bear the burden of a slow economy. constant uncertainty and. ever-changing government rules chase our jobs and opportunities overseas. when day to day life costs more and jobs pay less, we do not solve the problem by delaying our cattle decision -- spending decisions, raising taxes, or refusing to answer the most pressing economic challenges. with the swearing in of a new congress and the inauguration of president obama, this is an opportu
harry reid said it would be foolish for his party and then does the senate to produce a budget. we disagree. with more than $16 trillion in debt, we believe is foolish not to have a budget. in the house, and it will again meet our legal obligations to pass the budget on time. our budget will moderate spending, pay our bills, and keep the government running. it will be planned to slowly but surely, what our nation out of debt, deficit, and declined garrett on your behalf, we will insist the...
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harry reid says we are heading that direction. congressional reporter is joining us on the phone to talk about this. guest: on the agenda? it originated from senator mcconnell's office. we have not gotten an agenda yet. i do not think we will see one yet. i think it will be an opportunity for everyone to clear their minds and possibly some sort of gang of ask members to stop the senate from pursuing a nuclear option. we will see if there is a group trying to pursue some sort of compromise. host: the last time this was talked about when the republicans controlled the senate in 2005 there was a gang of 14 that came up with a compromise proposal. is there a gang in works right now you go caller: not that i am aware of -- gang in works right now? caller: not that i am aware of. it is important to remember just sixame out months ago, carl levin and john mccain negotiated a compromise that some people have been derisively referring to as a gentleman's agreement because they do not believe it helped that function at all. host: what was t
harry reid says we are heading that direction. congressional reporter is joining us on the phone to talk about this. guest: on the agenda? it originated from senator mcconnell's office. we have not gotten an agenda yet. i do not think we will see one yet. i think it will be an opportunity for everyone to clear their minds and possibly some sort of gang of ask members to stop the senate from pursuing a nuclear option. we will see if there is a group trying to pursue some sort of compromise....
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harry reid didn't do that. but i was persuaded saying this was a way for reid to get out gracefully. maybe we can get something worked out. we also passed the federal workers pay fairness act which ensured all federal employees still on the job during the shutdown will be paid on time. and again, we have not seen the democrats in the house have any interest in bringing that to the floor to get a vote. so my friends across the aisle here in the house who kept screaming, give us a vote, i hope that will be directed toward their friend, harry reid, down the hall. give a vote to the senate on these bills. i just can't imagine a majority of the senate not being willing to fund the things that we have passed. o let's see, a term that was used in the prior discussion was burning the house down, rig negotiation. rig negotiation? we appointed negotiators. it's not rigged. now, it is interesting that the president wishes to have the authority -- takes the authority, even though he doesn't have it, to just rewrite the ent
harry reid didn't do that. but i was persuaded saying this was a way for reid to get out gracefully. maybe we can get something worked out. we also passed the federal workers pay fairness act which ensured all federal employees still on the job during the shutdown will be paid on time. and again, we have not seen the democrats in the house have any interest in bringing that to the floor to get a vote. so my friends across the aisle here in the house who kept screaming, give us a vote, i hope...
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harry reid needs to do his. [applause] >> president obama is calling on house republicans to reopen the federal government and stop their efforts to delay or defund the federal health care law. he also noted that tuesday was the first day americans could enroll in health insurance exchanges under the health care law. this is 20 minutes. good morning, everybody. night, can last everybody hear me? night, for thet first time in 17 years, the republicans in congress chose to shut down the federal government. one faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government shut down major parts of the government all because they did not like one law. this republican shut down did not have to happen. i want every american to understand why it did happen. in the house of representatives refused to fund the government unless we defunded or dismantled the affordable care act. they have shut down and government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. they dema
harry reid needs to do his. [applause] >> president obama is calling on house republicans to reopen the federal government and stop their efforts to delay or defund the federal health care law. he also noted that tuesday was the first day americans could enroll in health insurance exchanges under the health care law. this is 20 minutes. good morning, everybody. night, can last everybody hear me? night, for thet first time in 17 years, the republicans in congress chose to shut down the...
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speaker, let me tell you, after harry reid and the president refused to suspend the individual mandate, that was the third compromise we proposed before the shutdown, they said absolutely under no circumstances, they said, we're -- by their actions, their actions made very clear, we're willing to shut this government down, we've already worked out the purchase and rental and the use of barricades to keep world war ii veterans in wheelchairs from getting to see things they want to see, we worked out barricades for the martin luther king jr. memorial that so many come to washington to see. we worked out barricades across the entire lincoln memorial plaza. and one park ranger, the second day of the shutdown, when i asked how many do you normally have out here she said four. and actually i've been there all hours of the the day and night and i rarely see more than one or two in the area. and yet i was shown a photograph that had mounted police, most of them on horseback in the picture, a few of them standing around, looked like 16 at least, mounted police there to try to enforce the barric
speaker, let me tell you, after harry reid and the president refused to suspend the individual mandate, that was the third compromise we proposed before the shutdown, they said absolutely under no circumstances, they said, we're -- by their actions, their actions made very clear, we're willing to shut this government down, we've already worked out the purchase and rental and the use of barricades to keep world war ii veterans in wheelchairs from getting to see things they want to see, we worked...
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i went in and ask harry reid i could borrow his phone. the nsa isk surprised to see harry reid and a republican gathering in south carolina? [laughter] i get a lot of my news from jimmy kimmel, and he said the president the other day was at a middle school. he was offering something for free, which usually does, free high speed internet. and it was kind of an awkward anment and a kid packed -- awkward moment, because a kid walked up and said, "y, so you can read my e-mail faster? [laughter] there was a little girl that wanted $100 and she said she would do good things with it. she wrote a letter to god asking for $100. the postmaster thought that was kind of neat, but where do our work -- where do i need it? emailed to the president, and the president said that is cute. said to mikedent centre $5. and your parents said to always write a thank you. god, thankd, dear you $45. but next time, do not send it through washington, they stole -- thank you for the $5. but next time, do not send it to washington. they stole $95. and another one, a g
i went in and ask harry reid i could borrow his phone. the nsa isk surprised to see harry reid and a republican gathering in south carolina? [laughter] i get a lot of my news from jimmy kimmel, and he said the president the other day was at a middle school. he was offering something for free, which usually does, free high speed internet. and it was kind of an awkward anment and a kid packed -- awkward moment, because a kid walked up and said, "y, so you can read my e-mail faster?...
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i get tired of harry reid calling me anarchist. i get tired of michigan state professors telling young kids that republicans are murdering the country. . am a lifelong conservative it should be good enough for rock obama and all the rest of the cronies that work for him. this man has changed his health care law since day one. tois not ready, obviously, be put in to the public, to make it work. the population that did not vote for it and did not want it, it went through on a partisan vote. all democrats. there are 50% of us out here who do not want it and do not like it. for jimmy and the other guys, the aircraft worker, they need to understand this is not going to work. this will hurt a lot of americans who have health insurance and have earned it. it is something that should be earned. it is not a right for every human being. if you do not get out there and work, and tried to make your when iat are -- i mean, was a young 20-year-old with a child, i had to go down and get federal assistance for almost a year. they gave me insurance
i get tired of harry reid calling me anarchist. i get tired of michigan state professors telling young kids that republicans are murdering the country. . am a lifelong conservative it should be good enough for rock obama and all the rest of the cronies that work for him. this man has changed his health care law since day one. tois not ready, obviously, be put in to the public, to make it work. the population that did not vote for it and did not want it, it went through on a partisan vote. all...
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caller: good morning, i have a problem with nancy pelosi and harry reid. managed to table everything that the republican house has sent over. i disagree with the president. he said we reduced the deficit by 50%. republican house has sent over. i disagree with the president. he said we reduced the deficit by 50%. he has actually increased the deficit 127%. all he wants to do is tax and spend. limite we want to put a on his credit card, he is at all. to negotiate it is a deadlock. nothing will change unless and says,omes down ok, this is the way it is, these are the realities of this situation. until somebody gets some common sense, we are all going to be in trouble. leading aother story lot of the papers this morning is the nomination of janice yellin as the next chair of the federal reserve. as is the front page of "the washington journal." i want to play you a bit yesterday from that ceremony in which the president announced her nomination. she understands the necessity of a stable financial system were removed ahead with the reforms that we have begun. p
caller: good morning, i have a problem with nancy pelosi and harry reid. managed to table everything that the republican house has sent over. i disagree with the president. he said we reduced the deficit by 50%. republican house has sent over. i disagree with the president. he said we reduced the deficit by 50%. he has actually increased the deficit 127%. all he wants to do is tax and spend. limite we want to put a on his credit card, he is at all. to negotiate it is a deadlock. nothing will...